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• Virtual Saturday Quilters Clubhouse

  • When
    Sat, October 04, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    11

  Register

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This is a Member Only Event on the 1st Saturday of

  February, March, April, May, June, September, October, and November 

  
  

  How many quilters can fit into your sewing room? At least a dozen for sure! 

  
  

  The next virtual Clubhouse can reveal the answer!

  
  

  Enjoy EBHQ camaraderie while you….

  • Display your design wall.
  • Unveil your latest creation.
  • Carry on with your English paper piecing. 
  • Grab your rotary cutter and slice away.
  • Finish off that neglected binding. 
  • Sort your stash by color or design. 
  • Get cracking on a hand appliqué project.
  • Embroider embellishments.
  • Dish out quilting tips—discover new ones.

  Or, just sit back, relax, while you sip your favorite tea or coffee, meet new friends, chat with old ones.

  
  

  Explore the possibilities!

  The Quilters Clubhouse awaits you!

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• Virtual Executive Board Meeting

  • Start
    Mon, October 06, 2025
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  • End
    Mon, August 03, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    7

  EBHQ Board Members 

  All members of the Board, after signing into the website, can view the page under Members called Executive Board only 

  
  

  On this page is the list of the scheduled meetings, the Zoom link (if you misplace it), past meeting information, the most recent Board and committee roster, and the G-drive using this link current meeting documents.   

  
  

  Use the current meeting link above to add your PDF-only committee reports.  If you can not convert the document to a PDF send the file to EBHQ.Web.Supp  to be placed in the current meeting documents folder.  NOTE:  You must log into your Google Account, otherwise send the document to Pamela Jensen.
  

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• EBHQ Exhibition Reception hosted by the Alameda County Arts Commission

  • When
    Wed, October 08, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Alameda County Administration Bldg., 1221 Oak St., Oakland
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  Alameda County Arts Commission Reception for EBHQ Exhibit

  Registration is now closed for the Reception on Oct 8. But you can attend without signing up so...see you there.

  Or just go see the show on your own.

  The Alameda County Arts Commission is pleased to host a reception on Wed, Oct. 8, 2025 at 3-4 pm on the 5th Floor of the Alameda Admin Bldg. to view the current EBHQ exhibition. This event is an opportunity to celebrate 30 years of EBHQ exhibitions presented at this location.

  EBHQ leadership, members, friends, and family are invited to attend. This event is free and open to the public. 

  There will be a short program at 3:30 pm in the 5th Floor Lobby. Please note: the exhibition is presented in the 5th Floor Alameda County Board of Supervisors Lobby and the 1st Floor Treasurer-Tax Collector Lobby. 

  RSVP is encouraged, but not required. To sign up, click the register button and answer the Number of Guests question by Sept. 24. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

  Parking: Metered street parking is available. Nearby parking lots include Oakland Museum of California Parking lot with public entrances on Oak Street and 12^th Street and Alco Parking Lot with a public entrance on Jackson Street.

  EBHQ Exhibition Information: The exhibition information is here

  

  Hope to see you there.

  Kirsten Hosemann, EBHQ Events Coordinator.

  Questions? Contact exhibits@ebhq.org

  
  

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• Virtual Quilters Gather

  • When
    Thu, October 09, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    194

  Register

  October's Presentation: Visit to Quiltcon 2025 - Vanina Doce-Mood

  Note new start and end time. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

                                                                                  

  
  

  QuiltCon is the largest modern quilt show and event in the world, hosted annually by the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG). The event features a quilt show with juried competition quilts, special exhibits like community outreach and youth quilts, lectures, workshops, and a vendor mall. QiultCon 2025 was held in Phoenix, Arizona on February 20-23. Vanina will show her favorite quilts and talk about her city exploration adventures, including visits to the Phoenix Art Museum and Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center, among others.

  Block Party: The block for this month is 16-Patch Rail Fence. Feel free to make any variation, wonky or traditional. Much more info here.

  Postcard Exchange: PLEASE NOTE: When registering for Quilters Gather, check “yes” to the postcard question ONLY if you want to make and send a fabric postcard in the two weeks following the program. Check “no” if you are not interested.

  Show and Tell: Please share your current projects with us. Email photos to EBHQuilters.Gather@gmail.com at least one day before the next session. State the category: Block Party, Color Study, Postcard Exchange, Quilts. Include your full name, title of piece if any, dimensions of quilt or block, a brief story or information about the piece, and/or the postcard partner names. Please note: When you email your images to Quilters Gather you are automatically giving permission for EBHQ to display your work. 

  Virtual Open Studio: We would love to see where you make your beautiful projects - whether a studio, bedroom, dining room table. Help inspire others by sharing your space and organizational tips and ideas at a future Quilters Gather. 

  Questions?? Send them to EBHQuilters.Gather@gmail.com. 
  

  More details about our upcoming Quilters Gather click here.  
  

  Quilters Gather Hosts,

  Valerie, Claire, Fredda & Vanina

  
  

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• Block Party

  • When
    Fri, October 10, 2025
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
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  Block Party - Current Prompts

  
  

                                            
  

                          

  Join us for this month's Block Party. It's 16 Patch Rail Fence, You can make traditional ones or improv blocks. 

  Much more information and instructions here.

  At the end of this activity, you can make a top with with your blocks or donate them to us, and we will make quilts to donate to Community Quilts (DDCQP). Your block can have a Traditional, Modern, or Improv approach. Anything goes!

  No need to register, just join in anytime.  But to see demos/samples of the new blocks, don't forget to register for the next Quilters Gather 

  Current Block Prompts:

  Size: 12" finished block (or whatever size you want)

  Color: A dark, a light, and a pop of color

  Theme: 16 Patch Rail Fence - any variation, wonky or traditional

  
  

  Please email photos of your blocks to ebhquiltersgather@gmail.com

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• 2025 Round Robin

  • When
    Sat, October 11, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Bay Quilts, 5327 Jacuzzi St., Suite 3-C, Richmond.
  • Spaces left
    0

  Join waitlist

           

  
  

  Exchanges will be made every 6 weeks, on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Your starter block must be ready for the first exchange on March 15. Future exchange dates are April 26, June 7, July 19, August 30 and October 11. If you cannot make an exchange date, there will be a couple of alternate ways to make your exchange happen. If you still have your blue plastic bag from previous Round Robins, let me know when you sign up whether you will reuse it.

  Read much more about this year's Round Robin here.
  

  Also, check out the 2024 Round Robin Gallery Page for examples of Medallion and Improv quilts. All exchanges will be at Bay Quilts, 5327 Jacuzzi St., Suite 3-C, Richmond. 

  Please direct all questions to:

  Linda Franklin

  RR Coordinator

  Visit the Directory for Linda's phone # and email information.

  
  

  
  

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• Virtual New Member Intro

  • When
    Mon, October 13, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home

  Register

  We will cover these points—

  Do You...
  

  • Have questions about the guild?
  • Want to know what members can do now virtually?
  • Short intro to the website
  • New:  How to use the Wild Apricot for members app from the App Store or  Google Play
  • Want to know what we typically do in person?
  • Want to know how to get involved?
  • How to volunteer?

  Please register now to get the Zoom link and so we know how many people to expect.

  We will offer this orientation periodically, so don’t worry if you can’t attend this event.  

  Meanwhile, contact Janet McDonald, Membership Chair with questions/ideas:

  EBHQMembership@gmail.com

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• Tuesday Open Quilting

  • Start
    Tue, October 14, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Tue, September 08, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Albany Community Church - Community Room, 980 Stannage Ave., Albany, CA

  
  

   
  

  Potlucks happening now on Tuesday!
  

  
  

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  Just pop in at the Albany Church between 9 am. and 3 pm., on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Bring a bag lunch or join in the potluck. You will be required to sign in at the door, just in case we need to do any Covid contact tracing. Masks are now optional.

  The EBHQ Lending Library is located on the second floor of the Albany Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during all Open Quilting hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.
  

  Before you stop in, it's very important that you read the revised features of Open Quilting here. 

  
  

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• Saturday Open Quilting

  • Start
    Sat, October 18, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Sat, September 19, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    980 Stannage Ave., Albany, CA

   
  

  Masks Optional at Open Quilting

  
  

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at the Albany Church!

  Just pop in at the Albany church between 9 a.m to 1 p.m., on the 3rd Saturday of every month.   You will be required to sign in at the door, just in case we need to do any Covid contact tracing. Masks are now optional.

  The EBHQ Lending Library is located on the second floor of the Albany church. Our quilting books can be accessed during all Open Quilting hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.
  

  Remember to bring your textile donations! Accepted items: any textiles, new or old, synthetic or natural. All we ask is that they be clean. This includes fabric scraps, batting, clothing & household items like linens. No foam please! 

  Before you stop in, it's very important that you read the revised features of Open Quilting here. 

  
  

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• Wednesday Open Quilting

  • Start
    Wed, October 22, 2025
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  • End
    Wed, September 23, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    980 Stannage Ave., Albany, CA

  
  

   
  

  
  

  Just pop in at the Albany church between 9 a.m to 1 p.m., on the 4th Wednesday of every month. Bring a bag lunch.  You will be required to sign in at the door, just in case we need to do any Covid contact tracing. Masks are now optional.

  The EBHQ Lending Library is located on the second floor of the Albany church. Our quilting books can be accessed during all Open Quilting hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.
  

  Remember to bring your textile donations! Accepted items: any textiles, new or old, synthetic or natural. All we ask is that they be clean. This includes fabric scraps, batting, clothing & household items like linens. No foam please! 
  

  Before you stop in, it's very important that you read the revised features of Open Quilting here. 

  See you there!

  
  

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• Virtual Workshop - Kathryn Pellman

  • When
    Sat, October 25, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Virtual Workshop - Not So Mindless Scrap Quilts

  
  

                    
  

                                                   

  This is a one day 3 hour workshop, 

                      
  

  Sign-up starts: Members: Open Now; Non-Member 8/26/25

  
  

  Using glue or a sewing machine, explore the design possibilities of abstract or pictorial busy, bold and bodacious, large scale prints while making traditional blocks. Learn how to efficiently cut and piece blocks, then organize them so they sparkle. Continue using wild fabric for your back, binding and border.

  Supply List

  Kathryn's Website

  Kathryn's Instagram

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• Educational Session - TBA

  • Start
    Mon, October 27, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Mon, September 28, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Currently held on Zoom

  During these times the Educational Sessions are virtual and the speaker is announced month by month.

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• Virtual Lecture - Maria Shell

  • When
    Mon, October 27, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    326

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  Virtual Lecture

  Stitching Towards Discovery-an Improv Story

  
  

                  

                                                                              
  

  Join Maria for a deep dive into the history of improv in all art forms, as well as how it relates to contemporary quilt making. Maria asks and answers the following questions with humor, facts, and personal anecdotes. What is Improv Quilting and where did it come from? Who are the contemporary Improv quilt artists? What makes their work improvisational? How can you cultivate improv practices in your own work? And finally, what does the popularity of improv quilt making mean for the larger quilt world.

  
  

  This lecture will not be recorded.

  Maria's Website

  Maria's Instagram

  6:30 Meet and Greet
  

  6:45 Announcements by the President

  7:00 Maria's Presentation (questions via chat)

  After presentation Maria will answer the chat questions

  
  

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• Color Wheel Study

  • When
    Fri, October 31, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home

  Join EBHQ for a Color Wheel Study 

  
  

   

  Green - Orange - Violet

    
  

  Each month a new color (or colors)  will be selected to explore.  Currently we are working on triad blocks. 

  
  

  Join in at any time!  This exercise may become the beginning of a series.  It can be as small as a postcard, 12" x 12", or just a block for a future quilt.   Of course, you can make more than one piece on any given month.  For more information go here.
  

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• Virtual Saturday Quilters Clubhouse

  • Start
    Sat, November 01, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Sat, October 03, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    20

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This is a Member Only Event on the 1st Saturday of

  February, March, April, May, June, September, October, and November 

  
  

  How many quilters can fit into your sewing room? At least a dozen for sure! 

  
  

  The next virtual Clubhouse can reveal the answer!

  
  

  Enjoy EBHQ camaraderie while you….

  • Display your design wall.
  • Unveil your latest creation.
  • Carry on with your English paper piecing. 
  • Grab your rotary cutter and slice away.
  • Finish off that neglected binding. 
  • Sort your stash by color or design. 
  • Get cracking on a hand appliqué project.
  • Embroider embellishments.
  • Dish out quilting tips—discover new ones.

  Or, just sit back, relax, while you sip your favorite tea or coffee, meet new friends, chat with old ones.

  
  

  Explore the possibilities!

  The Quilters Clubhouse awaits you!

  Show details
• Virtual Workshop - Lyric Kinard

  • When
    Sat, November 08, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    4

  Register

  Virtual Workshop - ABSTRACT-A-LICIOUS

  
  

                                                  
  

                           This is a one day 3 hour workshop                        

       Sign-up starts: Members: Open Now; Non-Member 9/9/25

  
  

  Abstraction: Freedom from representational qualities in art. Taking away or removing characteristics from something in order to reduce it to a set of essential characteristics.

  Abstract-a-licious: Freedom from pressure or the need to make it real. Removing fear and the need for perfection in order to enlarge the artists essential joy in creation.

  If you’ve looked with secret longing to the world of art quilts but don’t know where to start, this is the class for you. Lyric will gently guide you through a number of concrete exercises designed to help you create ideas for original abstract quilts.

  You will create numerous studies, starting points for creating a small art quilt top. Doodles will be scribbled, eyes and minds will be opened, and fun will be had.

  Supply List

  Lyric's website

  Lyric's Instagram

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• Virtual Quilters Gather

  • Start
    Thu, November 13, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Thu, October 08, 2026
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home

  Quilters Gather is held on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM, except no meeting in July and December.

  Watch for information about our next featured speaker.

  As always, there will be time for show and tell. You are welcome to share your Inspired By pieces, Postcard Exchanges, or any other items during Show and Tell.  Deadline for photos to be shown in a slide show is 3 days before the Quilters Gather.

  For more information about Quilters Gather or how to email photos, click here.

  

  
  

  Quilters Gather Hosts

  Valerie, Claire, Fredda & Vanina

  
  

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• Virtual Lecture - Michelle Trimble

  • When
    Mon, November 17, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    448

  Register

  Virtual Lecture - Adventures in Improv 

                                

                                                                              
  

  Michelle shares her personal journey of discovering the joy and freedom of piecing without a pattern. She’ll walk you through her creative process, from the first hesitant stitches to the bold quilts incorporating swaths of negative space that followed. This lecture is all about exploration, choosing which rules to embrace, and finding fun in the unexpected twists of improv quilting.

  ● Learn an approach to improv piecing that can make the improv process seem less overwhelming by lessening decision fatigue.

  ● Explore a variety of variables you can play with to change the look of your wedge quilt.

  ● Learn how color placement choices affect the overall impact of dramatic lines formed in piecing.

  This lecture will not be recorded.

  Michelle's Website

  Michelle's Instagram

  6:30 Meet and Greet

  6:45 Announcements by the President

  7:00 Michelle's Presentation (questions via chat)

  After presentation Michelle will answer the chat questions

  
  

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• Virtual New Member Intro

  • When
    Sat, January 10, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home

  Register

  We will cover these points—

  Do You...
  

  • Have questions about the guild?
  • Want to know what members can do now virtually?
  • Short intro to the website
  • New:  How to use the Wild Apricot for members app from the App Store or  Google Play
  • Want to know what we typically do in person?
  • Want to know how to get involved?
  • How to volunteer?

  Please register now to get the Zoom link and so we know how many people to expect.

  We will offer this orientation periodically, so don’t worry if you can’t attend this event.  

  Meanwhile, contact Janet McDonald, Membership Chair with questions/ideas:

  EBHQMembership@gmail.com

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• Virtual Lecture - Marge Tucker

  • When
    Mon, January 26, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Privacy of your own home
  • Spaces left
    449

  Register

  Virtual Lecture 

  My Life in Quilts: the Good the Bad and the Ugly

  
  

                                           

                                                                              
  

  In this lecture, I tell my quilting journey, from the first quilt I remember seeing to becoming a quilting instructor/fiber artist.  I also discuss my inspirations for quilt designs and my artistic process of turning an idea into a quilt.  This presentation is peppered with lots of quilts and stories. 

  This lecture will be recorded.

  Marge's Website

  Marge's Instagram

  6:30 Meet and Greet

  6:45 Announcements by the President

  7:00 Artist's Presentation. Afterwards artist will answer chat questions

  
  

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• No Educational Session

  • Start
    Mon, July 27, 2026
  • End
    Mon, July 26, 2027
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Now on Zoom

  No educational session in July - have a nice vacation.
  

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• Show & Tell

  • When
    Mon, November 23, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM

  Show & Tell - TBA

  Entry Form - TBA

  
  

  
  

  
  

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